Subject: [mg126001] What characters are allowed in mathematica variable names? i.e. how

From: Jesse Perla <jesseperla at gmail.com>

Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2012 02:35:24 -0400 (EDT)

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In other languages like C++, _ is a kosher character to be in variable names. It is not in mathematica, so things like "my_first_variable" don't work. I have been using a ` to separate out the words to get things like my`first`variable, but now realize it is creating other issues due to the scoping it introduces.
Are there are other characters I can use to separate out words in variable names?
Thanks